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Aesop Quote - All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

All men are more concerned to recover what they lose than to acquire what they lack.

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There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
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Fairy Tale Goodness Human
Betray a friend, and you’ll often find you have ruined yourself.
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Betrayal Finding Friendship Ruin Yourself
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Beware Grasp Lose Shadow Substance
Uninvited guests are often most welcome when they leave.
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Guest Humour Invitation Leaving Welcome
Whoever neglects old friends for the sake of new, lose both.
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Friendship Ignorance Lose Neglect Old Sake
There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.
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Fairy Tale Goodness Human
A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.
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Certain Doubt Enemy Friendship Man Meet Worse
No argument, no matter how convincing, will give courage to a coward.
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Argument Convince Courage Coward Giving Matter
Poverty with security is better than plenty in the midst of fear and uncertainty.
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Fear Midst Planty Poverty Security Uncertain
Once a wolf, always a wolf.
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One Liner Wisdom Wolf
In union, there is strength.
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One Liner Strength Team Work Unity
Vices are their own punishment.
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One Liner Punishment Revenge Vice
He is not to be trusted as a friend who illtreats his own family.
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Education Family Friendship Trust
A dog used to run up quietly to the heels of everyone he met, and to bite them without notice.
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Bite Dog Fake Heels Meet Notice Quiet
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
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Danger One Liner Silence Time Wise
Do not attempt to hide things which cannot be hidden.
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Attempt Hide Mask Truth
Adversity tests the sincerity of friends.
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Adversity Friendship Sincere Test
I can’t be friends with a man who blows hot and cold with the same breath.
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Blow Breath Cold Friendship Hot Man Mask
Facts speak plainer than words.
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Fact One Liner Speak
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
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Appearance Look Mind
Destroy the seed of evil, or it will grow up to your ruin.
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Destroy Evil Growth Ruin Seed
There are many statues of men slaying lions, but if only the lions were sculptors there might be quite a different set of statues.
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Different Lion Quite Sculptor Statue
In serving the wicked, expect no reward, and be thankful if you escape injury for your pains.
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Escape Expectation Injury Pain Reward Serve Thankful Wicked
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
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Anxiety Eat Peace
Beware lest you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow.
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Beware Grasp Lose Shadow Substance
Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten
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Broken Heart Forget Forgiveness Injury One Liner
Better to starve free than be a fat slave.
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Freedom One Liner Slave Strave

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